Too many people - sadly, but in some ways understandably - don't pay close attention to politics and public policy. As a citizen in this democracy, and to ensure the robustness of that democracy, you really should. Because when you do not, your passivity and inattention can cost you your liberty. As in, all of it and permanently.
Wednesday, 55 United States senators (43 Republicans and 12 Democrats) voted to make it lawful for the president to order any American held indefinitely as a terrorist, without formal charges, evidence presented in open court, a trial by jury, or a standard of "guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." Effectively, they just voted for authoritarianism. If you think that's okay, by all means, carry on with the more important things in your life that divert your attention from the decisions that the people you elect to decide such things on your behalf make.
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